09/13/2015

Anyone working in the medical technology sector has likely heard of the ISO 13485 standard. It deals with quality management systems for medical devices. But what exactly does this standard contain? In this blog post, I'd like to give you an overview. ...

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Recently, a reader of the blog and a good colleague recommended a book to me that I consider to be special. The book is entitled “Medical Instrument Design and Development” and is written by Claudio Becchetti and ...

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What is a system? What initially sounds like a simple question can sometimes be quite complex. Because the question doesn't have a single, definitive answer. The answer depends on the perspective and the developmental context. But why should ...

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Even today, document-centric development is still widespread. But is this approach still up-to-date? Or is a paradigm shift towards model-based development necessary? In this blog post, I would like to compare the two approaches and ...

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07/05/2015

Do you have expertise in medical technology and are you an absolute expert in your field? Then share your knowledge with others! If you have an interesting topic but perhaps shy away from the effort of running your own blog, ...

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06/07/2015

Last Monday (June 1, 2015), I had the pleasure of giving a guest lecture on my favorite topic, Systems Engineering, at the Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) in Weiden. In the Master's program in Medical Engineering, taught by Professor Clemens Bulitta, I provided the students with practical insights into the field of Systems Engineering. ...

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